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| Oliveira,U.E.M.; Ohe,M.N.; Santos,R.O.; Cervantes,O.; Abrahão,M.; Lazaretti-Castro,M.; Vieira,J.G.H.; Hauache,O.M.. |
| Primary hyperparathyroidism is an endocrine disorder with variable clinical expression, frequently presenting as asymptomatic hypercalcemia in Western countries but still predominantly as a symptomatic disease in developing countries. The objective of this retrospective study was to describe the diagnostic presentation profile, parathyroidectomy indication and post-surgical bone mineral density follow-up of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism seen at a university hospital. We found 115 patients (92 women, median age 56 years) with primary hyperparathyroidism diagnosed during the last 20 years. We defined symptomatic patients based on the presence of any classical symptom affecting bone, kidney or the neuromuscular system. Surgical criteria followed... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Primary hyperparathyroidism; Hypercalcemia; Clinical presentation; Parathyroidectomy; Bone mineral density. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000400010 |
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